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Xenophon Attacks South Australian Aged Care Nurses
Australian Nursing Federation (ANF) Federal Secretary Ged Kearney said comments made by Senator Nick Xenophon today display a lack of understanding of the award modernisation process and the benefits this process brings to nursing staff, employers and the aged care industry.
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Nicotine Dependence Remains Prevalent Despite Recent Declines In Cigarette Use
Despite recent declines in cigarette use in the U.S., nicotine dependence has remained steady among adults and has actually increased among some groups. The finding by researchers at Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health suggests that public health initiatives have been far more successful in preventing Americans from taking up smoking than in persuading hard-core smokers to stop. The study is available online in the American Journal of Public Health and will be published in the August 2009 issue.
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Congress Should Not Restrict Use Of Local Funds For Abortion Funding In D.C., Washington Post Editorial States
During debate on the fiscal year 2010 appropriations bill for Washington, D.C., some House members on Tuesday "are expected to use the opportunity to introduce provisions that limit how the district may use locally derived funds," including funding for abortion services, a Washington Post editorial states. "These efforts are wrong, infringe on the district"s right to self-rule and should be voted down," the editorial adds.According to the editorial, "For years, the district has labored under a provision that prevents it from using local tax dollars to fund or subsidize abortion services." The editorial notes that the "Hyde Amendment already forbids state and local jurisdictions from using federal money for abortion services, but it does not restrict these entities from using local tax dollars."A House subcommittee last month approved $768 million in federal funds for D.C., but Rep. Jose Serrano (D-N.Y.) -- chair of the subcommittee -- "stripped the abortion provision from the appropriations bill," according to the editorial. It continues that this version of the bill is "now before the full House Appropriations Committee," and "[s]ome abortion foes in the House plan to reintroduce the abortion-funding restriction."The editorial states, "Federal lawmakers have the right to seek limits on how federal money is used, but not to impose those same limits on states." It concludes that D.C. "should be treated with the same respect afforded every other sovereign jurisdiction in the country" (Washington Post, 7/7).
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Maternally Inherited Neurological Disorder In Golden Retriever Dogs Is Caused By A Mutation In Mitochondrial DNA

Sensory ataxic neuropathy (SAN) is a recently identified neurological disorder in Golden Retriever dogs with onset during puppyhood. Affected dogs move in an uncoordinated manner and have sensory deficits. Researchers from the Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, Uppsala University and the Karolinska Institutet have now revealed that SAN is caused by a mutation in mitochondrial DNA. The study is published May 29 in the open-access journal PLoS Genetics. The researchers were able to trace back all affected offspring on the maternal side, over more than 10 generations, to a female that lived during the 1970s. This implied a maternal inheritance, which was confirmed by the identification of a one base pair deletion in the mitochondrial tRNA-Tyr gene. Further analyses revealed that the mutation leads to mitochondrial dysfunction, which in turn causes a progressive loss of neurons. The researchers showed that about five percent of the current Swedish Golden Retriever population carries the mutation causing SAN. The identification of the mutation now allows genetic screening tests to identify carriers and prevent the mutation being transmitted to further generations. "This is a good example of how a close collaboration between clinicians and geneticists led to a rapid detection of a harmful mutation that can now be eliminated from this dog population to reduce suffering and disease," said co-author Karin Hultin Jē¤derlund. The study also provides a new animal model for similar mitochondrial disorders in humans, said co-author Izabella Baranowska, and could potentially be used for testing therapeutic approaches. CITATION: "Sensory Ataxic Neuropathy in Golden Retriever Dogs Is Caused by a Deletion in the Mitochondrial tRNATyr Gene." Baranowska I, Jē¤derlund KH, Nennesmo I, Holmqvist E, Heidrich N, et al. (2009) PLoS Genet 5(5): e1000499. doi:10.1371/journal.pgen.1000499 Plos Genetics


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